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Welcome to Tech Week, presented by a16z. Events are hosted by different companies. Apply via the links below, and hosts will follow up on your registration.
Boston, May 26 - May 31Welcome to Tech Week, presented by a16z. Events are hosted by different companies. Apply via the links below, and hosts will follow up on your registration.
| Time | Event | Host | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 26 | |||
| 11:00am· | Titans of Boston Tech | Flybridge, Goodwin, RhoFlybridge, Goodwin, Rho | Back Bay |
| 1:00pm· | TEDxHarvardSquare: Demo Day | Tedxharvard squareTedxharvard square·Invite Only | Back Bay |
| 3:00pm· | BUILD617 x JPM x Day AI Tech Week Live Pod | BUILD617, JP Morgan, Day AIBUILD617, JP Morgan, Day AI | Chinatown |
| 5:00pm· | Beat The Clock Agent Hack @ Wayfair HQ | Subconscious, Wayfair, BasetenSubconscious, Wayfair, Baseten | Back Bay |
| 5:00pm· | From Models to Medicines: AI Tools Powering Drug Discovery | a16z, MassBio, Eli Lilly & Companya16z, MassBio, Eli Lilly & Company | Cambridge |
| 5:30pm· | The State of Venture Capital | LeaderBank, Insperity, SSM LLP, RSMLeaderBank, Insperity, SSM LLP, RSM | Seaport District |
| 6:00pm· | M13: VC Talent Happy Hour | M13M13 | Everett |
| 6:00pm· | Roast Nights by Genspark | GensparkGenspark | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | The Official a16z Tech Week kickoff presented by Fenwick and HSBC | Fenwick, HSBCFenwick, HSBC | Seaport District |
| 6:00pm· | Game Break with Fin, Superhuman & Tines | Fin, Superhuman, TinesFin, Superhuman, Tines | Cambridge |
| 7:00pm· | Pear VC Poker Night: World Cup Edition | Pear VCPear VC·Invite Only | |
| Wednesday, May 27 | |||
| 9:00am· | Defensible AI: Building Trust and Resilience in the Enterprise | HSBC, Glasswing Ventures, Goodwin Procter LLPHSBC, Glasswing Ventures, Goodwin Procter LLP | Back Bay |
| 9:00am· | Female Founders & Funders Breakfast | Connexa, Female Founders & Funders BostonConnexa, Female Founders & Funders Boston | Downtown |
| 9:00am· | Defensible AI: Building Trust and Resilience in the Enterprise | HSBC, Glasswing Ventures, Goodwin Procter LLP, TechstarsHSBC, Glasswing Ventures, Goodwin Procter LLP, Techstars | Back Bay |
| 10:00am· | What do Early-Stage B2B Investors Look for in the AI Era? | Converge VC, Foley Hoag LLPConverge VC, Foley Hoag LLP | Cambridge |
| 10:00am· | Innovation unConference | MTLC, SVBMTLC, SVB | Downtown |
| 12:00pm· | The Builder's Table with Adobe for Startups | AdobeAdobe | Back Bay |
| 1:30pm· | VC Only-Event Scaling for Growth: Secrets of the Fortune Future 50 | Workday, SemperVirensWorkday, SemperVirens | Back Bay |
| 1:30pm· | Anthropic Founders' Lab: AI for Life Sciences | AnthropicAnthropic | Downtown |
| 3:00pm· | ScaleUp Labs Demo Day 2026 | ScaleUp Labs, Foley & Lardner LLPScaleUp Labs, Foley & Lardner LLP | Back Bay |
| 3:00pm· | Biotech Pitch Competition - 2048 Ventures | 2048 Ventures, BioLabs2048 Ventures, BioLabs | Downtown |
| 3:00pm· | From chaos to capital: Scale, fundraising and navigation in the AI age -with a16z | PwCPwC | Seaport District |
| 4:00pm· | Reverse VC Pitch w/ Fin, Fidelity Private Shares | Fin, Fidelity Private SharesFin, Fidelity Private Shares | Downtown |
| 5:00pm· | Tech Week Basketball Tournament | a16z speedrun, The Collectivea16z speedrun, The Collective | Downtown |
| 5:00pm· | Where Wicked Smart Meets Wicked Fast: A Curated Community Evening with The Open Accelerator | IBM, The Open Accelerator, Massachusetts AI HubIBM, The Open Accelerator, Massachusetts AI Hub | Fenway-Kenmore |
| 5:30pm· | Underscore VC Founders & Friends Happy Hour | Underscore VCUnderscore VC·Invite Only | Downtown |
| 5:30pm· | Redrawing the Lines: Product × Engineering in the Age of AI | VPE ForumVPE Forum | Seaport District |
| 5:30pm· | Ice Cream and Impact: Panel with the co-founders of SoFi, Techwolf and Akara by Founders Pledge | Founders PledgeFounders Pledge | Seaport District |
| 5:30pm· | At the Frontier: AI x Creativity | Matrix, SunoMatrix, Suno | Kendall Square |
| 5:30pm· | Co-founder Match Event - Hosted by Pillar VC | Pillar VCPillar VC | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | Ditch the Deck | FoundersEdgeFoundersEdge | Downtown |
| 6:00pm· | ⚡Grok 4.3 & Beyond: xAI's Vision for Autonomous Business Transformation | xAIxAI | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | Built for Speed: Performance-First AI | BasetenBaseten·Invite Only | Seaport District |
| 6:00pm· | Building in Boston with HubSpot Co-Founder Brian Halligan and a16z | a16z, Hubspot for Startupsa16z, Hubspot for Startups | Kendall Square |
| 6:00pm· | AI with Impact: Building Housing Affordability | a16z, EliseAIa16z, EliseAI | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | Chef's Table for Founders: A Boston Tech Week Experience with AWS | Amazon Web ServicesAmazon Web Services | South Boston |
| Thursday, May 28 | |||
| 8:00am· | How Teams Are Actually Building with AI | KlaviyoKlaviyo | Downtown |
| 8:30am· | COFFEE + CONNECT Networking Mixer | Somarae, Stripe, Task Force VASomarae, Stripe, Task Force VA | Seaport District |
| 8:30am· | Agents in Production Panel: What's Next? | The Open Accelerator, FlybridgeThe Open Accelerator, Flybridge | Cambridge |
| 9:00am· | FUTURE OF DUAL USE: What's Pacing Human-Out-Of-The-Loop Autonomy? | BASE-XBASE-X | Downtown |
| 1:00pm· | Build with Airtable AI: Workflow Hackathon | Airtable, Optimize ISAirtable, Optimize IS | Back Bay |
| 3:00pm· | Deep Tech Pitch Competition - 2048 Ventures x Boost VC | 2048 Ventures, Boost VC2048 Ventures, Boost VC | South Boston |
| 3:00pm· | Tech Week at Fenway: Founders, Operators & VCs w/ HubSpot Ventures, Lovable & SVB | HubSpot VenturesHubSpot Ventures | |
| 4:00pm· | The Investment Game: In Pursuit of Series A [LIVE with a16z!] | Hubspot for StartupsHubspot for Startups | Back Bay |
| 6:00pm· | Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch | Atlassian, Founders N' FundersAtlassian, Founders N' Funders | North End |
| 6:00pm· | Off the Record with Biz Stone — Founders Only | LiminalLiminal | Cambridge |
| 6:00pm· | Product Meetup by Lenny's Newsletter | Lenny's Newsletter, Techstars, StrellaLenny's Newsletter, Techstars, Strella | Beacon Hill |
| 7:00pm· | Founder Skybar Social w/ Fin, Fireworks, Vanta | Fin, Fireworks.ai, VantaFin, Fireworks.ai, Vanta | Seaport District |